NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea filed by journalist Ravi Nair challenging a notice issued by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch in connection with a complaint made by Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd over an article he co-authored for an international publication.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, after briefly hearing submissions made by senior advocate Anand Grover appearing for Nair, asked the journalist to first approach the jurisdictional High Court for appropriate relief.
Nair had moved the top court under Article 32 of the Constitution, challenging a notice dated February 12, 2026, issued by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch directing him to appear before it for a preliminary enquiry.
The notice was issued in relation to an article published last year, which was co-authored by Nair and journalist Pranshu Verma, who was then serving as The Washington Post’s New Delhi bureau chief.
According to the notice, Nair had been asked to remain personally present before the Crime Branch in Ahmedabad on February 19 in connection with the enquiry concerning the article and a related social media post.